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William Bannister
Reviews
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998)
Another cancelled Fox show.
Well the reviews from most of the reviews are from America, so time to share an English viewpoint. Two Guys and a Girl, whilst not being as funny or as consistent as most sitcoms I'd like to mention, it's not hard to see why it ran for Four seasons, and no reason why it couldn't have done twice that number. The charisma of the three leads, backed by a fantastic supporting cast is telling. The writing may not be as strong or as intelligent as Frasier, but considering the highest rated sitcom in the US is Friends, you have to be thankful that something so entertaining could be made.
I'll concede that it's as much a piece of sitcom fluff in some people's eyes, but it's a far better rival to some of the stuff that we see on tv.
Jin nian xia tian (2001)
Banal. Banal. Banal.
I'm not going to pontificate here, I've not got the time, but after just finishing this film, I'm utterly gutted. It's beyond terrible. Poor production values, terrible acting, a nonexistant storyline and the most irratating editing - most scenes last 4 seconds, but the shots of characters nonchalantly staring at the floor must rake up three quarters of the running time. This film lacks a direction, a strong (hell, a weak narrative even) any sort of quantifiable production and the direlogue irritates with scene after scene of "Why don't you have a boyfriend?" (To a lesbian). Long pause. Next scene "Why don't you have a lover like me?" (long pause)...
Godawful. Avoid like the plague.